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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading But that one man should die ignorant who had capacity for knowledge, this I call a tragedy.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading From the Raeburnites came a burst of mingled wrath and grief, and a bitter outcry against the religion which inevitably they thought tended to produce such fanatics as Drosser.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading From the Raeburnites came a burst of mingled wrath and grief, and a bitter outcry against the religion which inevitably they thought tended to produce such fanatics as Drosser.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading Carlyle Not what I think, but what Thou art, makes sure.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading From the Raeburnites came a burst of mingled wrath and grief, and a bitter outcry against the religion which inevitably they thought tended to produce such fanatics as Drosser.
bitter
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From this reading From the Raeburnites came a burst of mingled wrath and grief, and a bitter outcry against the religion which inevitably they thought tended to produce such fanatics as Drosser.
blank
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burst
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ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But that one man should die ignorant who had capacity for knowledge, this I call a tragedy.
call
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From this reading But that one man should die ignorant who had capacity for knowledge, this I call a tragedy.
came
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capacity
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From this reading But that one man should die ignorant who had capacity for knowledge, this I call a tragedy.
Carlyle
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From this reading Carlyle Not what I think, but what Thou art, makes sure.
conscious
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country
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death
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deliverer
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despair
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die
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From this reading But that one man should die ignorant who had capacity for knowledge, this I call a tragedy.
difficulties
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From this reading From the poor and oppressed came a murmur of blank despair; they had looked upon Raeburn as the deliverer from so much that now weighed upon them, and were so perfectly conscious that he understood their wants and difficulties in a way which others failed to do, that his death in the very prime of manhood simply stunned them.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading From the poor and oppressed came a murmur of blank despair; they had looked upon Raeburn as the deliverer from so much that now weighed upon them, and were so perfectly conscious that he understood their wants and difficulties in a way which others failed to do, that his death in the very prime of manhood simply stunned them.
Drosser
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failed
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From this reading From the poor and oppressed came a murmur of blank despair; they had looked upon Raeburn as the deliverer from so much that now weighed upon them, and were so perfectly conscious that he understood their wants and difficulties in a way which others failed to do, that his death in the very prime of manhood simply stunned them.
fanatics
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feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading George MacDonald A wave of strangely varied feeling swept through the country in the next four-and-twenty hours.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But that one man should die ignorant who had capacity for knowledge, this I call a tragedy.
four-and-twenty
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FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From the Raeburnites came a burst of mingled wrath and grief, and a bitter outcry against the religion which inevitably they thought tended to produce such fanatics as Drosser.
George
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grief
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From this reading From the Raeburnites came a burst of mingled wrath and grief, and a bitter outcry against the religion which inevitably they thought tended to produce such fanatics as Drosser.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But that one man should die ignorant who had capacity for knowledge, this I call a tragedy.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading From the poor and oppressed came a murmur of blank despair; they had looked upon Raeburn as the deliverer from so much that now weighed upon them, and were so perfectly conscious that he understood their wants and difficulties in a way which others failed to do, that his death in the very prime of manhood simply stunned them.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading From the poor and oppressed came a murmur of blank despair; they had looked upon Raeburn as the deliverer from so much that now weighed upon them, and were so perfectly conscious that he understood their wants and difficulties in a way which others failed to do, that his death in the very prime of manhood simply stunned them.
hours
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But that one man should die ignorant who had capacity for knowledge, this I call a tragedy.
ignorantnounUS /ˈignorant/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But that one man should die ignorant who had capacity for knowledge, this I call a tragedy.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading George MacDonald A wave of strangely varied feeling swept through the country in the next four-and-twenty hours.
inevitably
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knowledge
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From this reading But that one man should die ignorant who had capacity for knowledge, this I call a tragedy.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From the poor and oppressed came a murmur of blank despair; they had looked upon Raeburn as the deliverer from so much that now weighed upon them, and were so perfectly conscious that he understood their wants and difficulties in a way which others failed to do, that his death in the very prime of manhood simply stunned them.
MacDonald
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makes
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From this reading Carlyle Not what I think, but what Thou art, makes sure.
man
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manhood
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mingled
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much
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murmur
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From this reading From the poor and oppressed came a murmur of blank despair; they had looked upon Raeburn as the deliverer from so much that now weighed upon them, and were so perfectly conscious that he understood their wants and difficulties in a way which others failed to do, that his death in the very prime of manhood simply stunned them.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading George MacDonald A wave of strangely varied feeling swept through the country in the next four-and-twenty hours.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Carlyle Not what I think, but what Thou art, makes sure.
now
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From this reading From the poor and oppressed came a murmur of blank despair; they had looked upon Raeburn as the deliverer from so much that now weighed upon them, and were so perfectly conscious that he understood their wants and difficulties in a way which others failed to do, that his death in the very prime of manhood simply stunned them.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading George MacDonald A wave of strangely varied feeling swept through the country in the next four-and-twenty hours.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But that one man should die ignorant who had capacity for knowledge, this I call a tragedy.
oppressed
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others
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outcry
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perfectly
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From this reading From the poor and oppressed came a murmur of blank despair; they had looked upon Raeburn as the deliverer from so much that now weighed upon them, and were so perfectly conscious that he understood their wants and difficulties in a way which others failed to do, that his death in the very prime of manhood simply stunned them.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From the poor and oppressed came a murmur of blank despair; they had looked upon Raeburn as the deliverer from so much that now weighed upon them, and were so perfectly conscious that he understood their wants and difficulties in a way which others failed to do, that his death in the very prime of manhood simply stunned them.
prime
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produce
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From this reading From the Raeburnites came a burst of mingled wrath and grief, and a bitter outcry against the religion which inevitably they thought tended to produce such fanatics as Drosser.
Raeburn
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Raeburnites
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religion
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From this reading From the Raeburnites came a burst of mingled wrath and grief, and a bitter outcry against the religion which inevitably they thought tended to produce such fanatics as Drosser.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading But that one man should die ignorant who had capacity for knowledge, this I call a tragedy.
simply
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From this reading From the poor and oppressed came a murmur of blank despair; they had looked upon Raeburn as the deliverer from so much that now weighed upon them, and were so perfectly conscious that he understood their wants and difficulties in a way which others failed to do, that his death in the very prime of manhood simply stunned them.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading From the poor and oppressed came a murmur of blank despair; they had looked upon Raeburn as the deliverer from so much that now weighed upon them, and were so perfectly conscious that he understood their wants and difficulties in a way which others failed to do, that his death in the very prime of manhood simply stunned them.
strangelynounUS /ˈstrangely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading George MacDonald A wave of strangely varied feeling swept through the country in the next four-and-twenty hours.
stunned
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From this reading From the poor and oppressed came a murmur of blank despair; they had looked upon Raeburn as the deliverer from so much that now weighed upon them, and were so perfectly conscious that he understood their wants and difficulties in a way which others failed to do, that his death in the very prime of manhood simply stunned them.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading From the Raeburnites came a burst of mingled wrath and grief, and a bitter outcry against the religion which inevitably they thought tended to produce such fanatics as Drosser.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Carlyle Not what I think, but what Thou art, makes sure.
swept
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tended
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From this reading From the Raeburnites came a burst of mingled wrath and grief, and a bitter outcry against the religion which inevitably they thought tended to produce such fanatics as Drosser.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But that one man should die ignorant who had capacity for knowledge, this I call a tragedy.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading George MacDonald A wave of strangely varied feeling swept through the country in the next four-and-twenty hours.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading From the poor and oppressed came a murmur of blank despair; they had looked upon Raeburn as the deliverer from so much that now weighed upon them, and were so perfectly conscious that he understood their wants and difficulties in a way which others failed to do, that his death in the very prime of manhood simply stunned them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading From the poor and oppressed came a murmur of blank despair; they had looked upon Raeburn as the deliverer from so much that now weighed upon them, and were so perfectly conscious that he understood their wants and difficulties in a way which others failed to do, that his death in the very prime of manhood simply stunned them.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading From the Raeburnites came a burst of mingled wrath and grief, and a bitter outcry against the religion which inevitably they thought tended to produce such fanatics as Drosser.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Carlyle Not what I think, but what Thou art, makes sure.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But that one man should die ignorant who had capacity for knowledge, this I call a tragedy.
ThoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Carlyle Not what I think, but what Thou art, makes sure.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From the Raeburnites came a burst of mingled wrath and grief, and a bitter outcry against the religion which inevitably they thought tended to produce such fanatics as Drosser.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading George MacDonald A wave of strangely varied feeling swept through the country in the next four-and-twenty hours.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading From the Raeburnites came a burst of mingled wrath and grief, and a bitter outcry against the religion which inevitably they thought tended to produce such fanatics as Drosser.
tragedy
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From this reading But that one man should die ignorant who had capacity for knowledge, this I call a tragedy.
understood
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uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading From the poor and oppressed came a murmur of blank despair; they had looked upon Raeburn as the deliverer from so much that now weighed upon them, and were so perfectly conscious that he understood their wants and difficulties in a way which others failed to do, that his death in the very prime of manhood simply stunned them.
varied
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very
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wants
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wave
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way
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From this reading From the poor and oppressed came a murmur of blank despair; they had looked upon Raeburn as the deliverer from so much that now weighed upon them, and were so perfectly conscious that he understood their wants and difficulties in a way which others failed to do, that his death in the very prime of manhood simply stunned them.
weighednounUS /ˈweighed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading From the poor and oppressed came a murmur of blank despair; they had looked upon Raeburn as the deliverer from so much that now weighed upon them, and were so perfectly conscious that he understood their wants and difficulties in a way which others failed to do, that his death in the very prime of manhood simply stunned them.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading From the poor and oppressed came a murmur of blank despair; they had looked upon Raeburn as the deliverer from so much that now weighed upon them, and were so perfectly conscious that he understood their wants and difficulties in a way which others failed to do, that his death in the very prime of manhood simply stunned them.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Carlyle Not what I think, but what Thou art, makes sure.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading From the Raeburnites came a burst of mingled wrath and grief, and a bitter outcry against the religion which inevitably they thought tended to produce such fanatics as Drosser.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading But that one man should die ignorant who had capacity for knowledge, this I call a tragedy.
wrath
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From this reading From the Raeburnites came a burst of mingled wrath and grief, and a bitter outcry against the religion which inevitably they thought tended to produce such fanatics as Drosser.
